Oklahoma EC Law Thrown Out of Court

01.24.14 - An
Oklahoma state court judge threw out a recently passed law that tried to
reinstate unnecessary governmental barriers to emergency contraception. The
restrictions required prescriptions for those under age 17 and forced women 17
and older to show indentification as proof that a prescription is not needed,
the San
Francisco Chronicle
reported:

"The
judge's ruling today is a win for women," Oklahoma Coalition for
Reproductive Justice director Martha Skeeters said. "It protects
Oklahomans from unintended pregnancies. And it protects Oklahomans from a
unique law."

In
2013, the Center won an epic battle against the U.S. government that finally
freed emergency contraception from all governmental barriers, a victory for all
women across the country.